Laois County Council grants permission for 98-home scheme at Meadows Fort, Crossneen Graiguecullen Carlow Environs, Co. Laois

In context

It is one of 54 housing scheme applications Laois County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 31 July 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Laois County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

carry out development which will consist of: (a) The provision of 98no. two-storey semi-detached dwellings consisting of the following unit mix: 8no. 4-bed dwellings, 82no. 3-bed dwellings, and 8no. 2-bed dwellings, (b) Provision of new internal roadways and footpaths by extension of the existing residential access road from Meadows Way, with associated works to facilitate vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access and car parking; (c) Provision of a shared footpath and cycle lane connection with previously approved adjacent housing development (Planning Reference 23/3 and 24/60059); (d) Provision of open space areas to include all hard and soft landscape works, planting and boundary treatments; (e) All other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including; surface water drainage system, foul sewerage network including connection to previously approved foul pumping station (Planning Reference 23/60019), public lighting and all ancillary site development works